Turkey
In 2023, Istanbul became the first Turkish city to host a Jazz Camp for Girls.
Since then there have been these camps in Turkey:
2023 – 15-18 November at Akbank Sanat in Istanbul
2024 – 1-4 July at Borusan Müzik Evi in Istanbul
2025 – 25-28 June at Borusan Müzik Evi in Istanbul
“…only 9.3% of female musicians perform on stage more than twice a month, while this rate increases up to 44.2% for male musicians. In addition to this, 40% of women express that they are subject to marginalization, harassment, or censorship because of their self-expression on stage, while only 27.1% of men share this sentiment.”
Sarıaltun, B., Büyükgöze, İ., & Özarslan, O. (2025, May). Müzikte Eşitlik: Türkiye’de Müzisyenin Durumu. Edited by İ. Tabur. Istanbul: Jet Baskı Merkezi.
Get in touch
Jazz Camp for Girls in Turkey is hosted by Kesif and Bozcaada Jazz Festival. If you wanna know more about this specific camp get in touch with our local Jazz Camp for Girls ambassador:
Çağıl Özdemir, Kesif and Bozcaada Jazz Festival, cagil@3dots.ooo
National website / more information:
https://bozcaadacazfestivali.com/en/jazz-camp-for-girls-2024/